+ An opportunity has arisen for a Band 6 Occupational Therapist At George Eliot Hospital covering a Respiratory and a general medicine ward.
+ The successful applicant will work on our respiratory ward alongside the Respiratory MDT and upon a general medicine ward as well as being involved within pulmonary rehab services.
+ The role will be to assess, treat, educate and rehab patients with a range of conditions to provide best support for their discharge.
+ George Eliot has an excellent people development service with extensive CPD opportunities both trust led and provided by external companies., + Undertake assessments, clinical diagnosis and treatment of patients with a wide range of problems within Respiratory Medicine. These patients often have complex and / or chronic presentations.
+ To work as an autonomous practitioner to undertake a significant specialist clinical caseload, working without direct supervision.
+ To take a role in supervision and teaching of junior qualified therapists and assistants within Respiratory.
+ To demonstrate leadership skills and contribute to service development and monitoring of standards of practice
+ To work flexibly over 7 day period, as the service requires
Please see attached Job description and Person Specification for further detailed information on this post.
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George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust opened in 1948 and provides a range of elective, non-elective, surgical, medical, women's, children's, diagnostic and therapeutic services to a population of more than 350,000 people.
The hub of the Trust is located on the outskirts of Nuneaton and its services cover a large footprint, including north Warwickshire, south west Leicestershire, and north Coventry. We also provide primary and community services across Coventry, Warwickshire and Leicestershire.
Our vision is "to EXCEL at patient care". If you think you've got what it takes, help us realise this and join #TeamEliot., The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of individuals and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. As part of our safe recruitment practice, if appropriate for the role, it is a mandatory requirement for all newly appointed staff to complete a Disclosure and Barring Service application.
In response to NICE guidance and to support the reduction of health harm from tobacco, the Trust has a smoke-free site policy which applies to anyone on Trust sites. Staff who smoke will be supported to quit or not smoke whilst on Trust sites.
George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust is committed to creating and sustaining a positive and inclusive working environment for all our employees as they are at the heart of our patients journey. Our aim is to ensure that employees are equally valued, respected, empowered and included within an organisation that is representative of all members of the community. We define diversity as valuing everyone as an individual - taking pride in that we value employees, job applicants, students, volunteers, patients and visitors as people. This is reflected within our excel behaviours with a vision to create a workplace that represents a culture of kindness, joy and inclusion.